Leavenworth Gazebo
by Inge Johnsson
Title
Leavenworth Gazebo
Artist
Inge Johnsson
Medium
Photograph - Digital Capture, Watermark Not On Actual Print
Description
Leavenworth is a city in Chelan County, Washington, in Eastern Washington United States. The entire town center is modelled on a Bavarian village. In December Leavenworth puts on the ultimate Christmas Festival: Leavenworth's Town and Tree Lighting.
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The first route across Stevens Pass was built by the Great Northern Railway in 1892. The townsite was across the Wenatchee River from Icicle and was named Leavenworth the same year the rail construction began. Captain Charles Leavenworth, president of the Okanogan Investment Company, purchased the land in the present-day downtown and laid the streets parallel to the new railroad tracks. The railroad construction was completed during the winter of 1893. Lafayette Lamb and his brother, Chauncery Lamb arrived in 1903 from Iowa to build the second largest sawmill in Washington state. Leavenworth was officially incorporated on September 5, 1906. A small timber community, it became the headquarters of the Great North Railroad in the early 1900s. The railroad relocated to Wenatchee in the 1920s, greatly affecting Leavenworth's economy.
The city struggled until 1962, when the Project LIFE (Leavenworth Improvement For Everyone) Committee was formed to transform the city into a mock Bavarian village to revitalize its economy. Owen and Pauline Watson, owners of a business on Front Street, formed the committee after visiting Solvang, California in 1958 and thought it was an excellent idea for Leavenworth.
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December 20th, 2011
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Spencer McDonald
Congratulations! Your beautiful HDR image has been featured on the homepage of the original "HDR photography" group here at Fine Art America.
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the feature archives discussion in the Camera Art Group.
Tatiana Travelways
Congratulations - Your beautiful artwork has been featured in the "Travel Art" group! For further promotion, you can post it to the specific Travel Destinations galleries, our Facebook group and our Pinterest board - all the links are provided on our group's homepage: https://fineartamerica.com/groups/1-travel-art.html * * Want to be on our group's blog: travelartpix.com? Check the group's homepage for details!
Randy Rosenberger
This piece of fine artwork has earned the honor of being chosen to show off to other artists and prospective buyers here in the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group. It is an honor to share this piece of well composed and beautiful art on our Featured section of our homepage. Thanks much for sharing! Liked and Faved Randy B. Rosenberger (administrator of the WFS group)
Judy Vincent
Beautiful Christmas capture! This will be the Christmas photo of the day on the USA Photographers group home page for 12/6/16!
Barbara Chichester
CONGRATULATIONS your outstanding artwork is FEATURED on the highly viewed Art Group: MOTIVATION MEDITATION INSPIRATION! Out of of hundreds of pieces of artwork received daily to review and choose from, your work has been chosen because of it's excellence!
Robert Knight
The season comes alive in this image - Liked, Favorite, Featured. Thank you for posting.
Adam Bykowski
This looks like a classic Christmas card. Such a wonderful warm glow and perfectly framed by the tree branches. Congrats on your sale of this beauty. Surely deserves it.
Inge Johnsson replied:
Thanks for the kind words, Adam. Yes, this was definitely my favorite image from Christmas time in Leavenworth, Washington.
Joan Bertucci
Hello Inge, I didn't know you were here at FAA...small world! :-) Of course this is a beautiful presentation of winter for the holidays! V
Inge Johnsson replied:
Hi Joan. Yes, I've been here at FAA for about a year now. Great community! Glad you like my image of Leavenworth, WA.
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